The Ancient Assyrians

Empire and Army, 883–612 BC

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The Ancient Assyrians

Empire and Army, 883–612 BC

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Drawing on 30 years of scholarship, this is a unique, richly illustrated history of the Ancient Assyrian Army and Empire.

For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of Assyria. This book examines the empire that is now acknowledged as the first 'world' empire, and thus progenitor of all others. Fully illustrated in colour throughout, with photographs of artefacts, drawings and maps, it focuses on the Assyrian Army, the instrument that secured such immense conquests, now regarded by historians as being the most effective of pre-classical times. It was not only responsible for the creation of history's first independent cavalry arm, but also for the development of siege weapons later used by both Greece and Rome.

There is a great deal of visual evidence showing how this army evolved over three centuries. During the rediscovery and excavation of the Assyrian civilisation in the mid-19th century, many wall reliefs and artefacts were recovered, and the enormous amount of research carried out by Assyriologists since that time has revealed the immense impact of the Assyrian Empire on history. Such has been the scale of archaeological discovery in more recent years that it is now possible to give the actual names of chariot/cavalry unit commanders.

Drawing on this rich scholarship, and utilising the fantastic collections of museums around the world, Mark Healy presents a unique new history of this fascinating army and empire.

Table of Contents

Preface
Part One: The Empire
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Assyria, 934–745 BC
Chapter Three: Assyria, 745–720 BC
Chapter Four: Sargon II, 721–705 BC
Chapter Five: Sennacherib, 704–681 BC
Chapter Six: Esarhaddon, 680–669 BC
Chapter Seven: Ashurbanipal, 668–?627 BC
Chapter Eight: The End of the Assyrian Empire, 627–612 BC

Part Two: The Army
Chapter Nine: 'The Invincible Weapon'
Chapter Ten: Aspects of the Neo-Assyrian War Machine
Chapter Eleven: The Assyrian Army at War

Select Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 20 Jul 2023
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 320
ISBN 9781472848093
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Fully illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs, drawings and maps
Dimensions 242 x 190 mm
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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